Regarding Sekhri's response to my letter, I had already qualified my response by saying that I am not asking you to go educate yourself. I was not even getting into whether I agree or disagree with you. The suggestion was that you do not forcefully shut down someone who knows more about the topic, say Ragamalika, whom you had repeatedly cut off and refused to listen to. You did not show any respect for her expertise and years of experience on the subject.
And your guess is wrong, I am not a zoomer but a rather old millennial and I have my own set of frustrations with the Zoomers. But I am more open to listening to voices that have been silenced for a long time and perhaps it is too idealistic to expect Hafta/Newslaundry to be that kind of a space. You are the host, yes, but you must wonder if you are creating an inclusive platform and your behaviour towards Ragamalika suggests that you are failing to do so.
